was being laid across the desert towards berber , on the nile . the australians were then assigned to guard duties , but soon a camel corps was raised and 50 men volunteered . they rode on a reconnaissance to tak ##du ##l on 6 may and were heavily involved in a skirmish during which more than 100 arabs were killed or captured . on 15 may , they made one last sort ##ie to bury the dead from the fighting of the previous march . meanwhile , the artillery were posted at hand ##ou ##b and drilled for a month , but they soon rejoined the camp at su ##aki ##n . eventually the british government decided that the campaign in sudan was not worth the effort
was being laid across the desert towards berber, on the nile. the australians were then assigned to guard duties, but soon a camel corps was raised and 50 men volunteered. they rode on a reconnaissance to takdul on 6 may and were heavily involved in a skirmish during which more than 100 arabs were killed or captured. on 15 may, they made one last sortie to bury the dead from the fighting of the previous march. meanwhile, the artillery were posted at handoub and drilled for a month, but they soon rejoined the camp at suakin. eventually the british government decided that the campaign in sudan was not worth the effort